| Hundreds of police, supported by US forces, searched door to door through a village yesterday for the lone gunman who opened fire at a US company’s helicopter over the weekend, killing the pilot and wounding three others. Kandahar police General Salim Khan said police arrested 30 suspected Taliban members and seized five AK-47 assault rifles in Taloqan -- thought to be a hotbed for Taliban and supporters of renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a key Taliban ally. Hilferty urged tribal elders and other locals to hand over the assailant. He said he thought the attack was carried out by "one bad person" and was not coordinated. |